Easter is a holiday that Christians celebrate. It is a holiday to celebrate when Christians believe that Jesus Christ is said to have returned from the dead. Christians believe that Easter is the holiest day in the year. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday, following the first full moon, following the first day of spring.
Easter is not held on the same date every year. Currently all Christian Churches agree on how the date is calculated. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday, following the first full moon, at least 14 days after the Spring Equinox. This means it is celebrated in March or April, most of the time.
Western churches, like the Roman Catholic Church, use the Gregorian calendar and Eastern churches, like the Eastern Orthodox Church, use the Julian calendar. Because of this the date of Easter celebrations is different for these two types of churches even though the way they calculate the date is the same.
Some people who are not Christians celebrate the beginning of Spring at Easter.
The word, "Easter" comes from the ancient German word, Eastre, Goddess of the Spring.
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Easter is a holiday that Christians celebrate. It is a holiday to celebrate when Christians believe that Jesus Christ is said to have returned from the dead. Christians believe that Easter is the holiest day in the year. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday, following the first full moon, following the first day of spring.
Easter is not held on the same date every year. Currently all Christian Churches agree on how the date is calculated. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday, following the first full moon, at least 14 days after the Spring Equinox. This means it is celebrated in March or April, most of the time.
Western churches, like the Roman Catholic Church, use the Gregorian calendar and Eastern churches, like the Eastern Orthodox Church, use the Julian calendar. Because of this the date of Easter celebrations is different for these two types of churches even though the way they calculate the date is the same.
Some people who are not Christians celebrate the beginning of Spring at Easter.
The word, "Easter" comes from the ancient German word, Eastre, Goddess of the Spring.
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I'm going to leave this term to Mellons Bay!I'm going to miss all of my friends and my teacher!
Woohoo got a new laptop